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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
A POET GONE.
Death OF John Godfrey SAKE, the Well
Known Poet, at Albany, n. "a Short
Sketch of His Carer Lawyer, Journal
and Pnof

Death OF John Godfrey SAKE, the Well
Known Poet, at Albany, n. IA Short
Sketch of His Carer Lawyer, Journal
LIST and Poet.
ALBANY, N. Y, April John Godfrey
SAKE, the poet, died here yesterday. The
burial will take place in the Greenwood
family lot in Brooklyn.
John Godfrey SAKE was a native of
Highgate, Franklin County, VT, where
he was born June 2, 1916. Graduating at
Middleburg College in 1889, he commenced
the study of law and was admitted to the
bar at ST. Adams in 1913 and prac-
ticed in his native county for seven
years In 1850 he became ed
itor and proprietor of the Burlington
Sentinel, and he remained in charge OF
that paper until 1885, when he was made
State attorney. In 1S49 and 1850 he was the
candidate of the Democratic party for
Governor of Vermont.
He began writing poems at an early
age, and his first collection, published in
Boston in 1S49, has passed through over
forty editions. His other published works
are: progress; "a Satire" published in
New York in 1916; "New Rape OF the
Lock-" published in 1917; 1.-THE
Proud Miss Mcbride" in 1916;
1.-The Times,'' in 1S49; 1.-THE Money
King; and Other Poems," 1859; ''Clever
Stories of Many Nations" 1864; "The
Masquerade and Other Poems," 1865;
''Fables and Legends in Rhyme" 1872;
complete ''Red Line" illustrated edi-
ton. 1874, and Leisure Day Rhymes"
1875.
Mr.. SAKE died at the residence of his
only son, Charles SAKE. He had been
practically recluse for the past ten
years, the many family bereavements
which he suffered undermining his reason
to some extent
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
HoId-Over Leases.

Il do not think that tenants generally
understand the law in reg ard to hold
over leases" said a lawyer. cit has
been decided by the Supreme Court OF
the State that tenant who occupies
premises beyond the time covered by
his lease may be considered a trespass-
er on the premises or a tenant of an
other term equal to that of the original
lease, should it not exceed one year, at
the option of the landlord. To lay
man this looks like queer decision,
but among attorneys it is generally
considered as sound law. l understand
there are landlords in Chicago who,
during the period of falling rents. took
advantage of this construction of the
law to hold tenants who occupied
premises one or two days beyond the
terms of their leases for another year. -
-Ghica1a Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
Scratching Birds.

| Our common fowls, scratching In the
garden with their strong blunt claws.
and calling their little broods to share
the dainties they have found there, may
| furnish an illustration of this class of
birds. They pass most of their time
upon the ground, as we know, and
seldow fly higher than is required to
reach their roosting-place;; consequent
ly their wings are weak, and they make
peculiar whirring sound when they
attempt to fly.
| The scratching birds mostly wander
about in flocks, one male accompany
ing each flock, and taking no part in
building the nests or helping to raise
the young birds. Their nests are
usually upon the ground, and the pref
ty, downy little chicks are able to run
about as soon as they leave the egg.
/ Turkeys. which are still found wild
in some parts of North America, are
scratching birds; so also are the gor-
geous peafowls from India. The male
bird, or peacock, as he is called, is
celebrated for his long train of feath-
,ers, decorated with eye-lilke spots of
metallic colors. The upper feathers
comprising the train are shorter than
those beneath them, and in conse-.
quence of this arrangement the spots
near their tips are all displayed, max.
ing magnificent array of feathers
long enough to trail for some distance
on the ground, but in stepping, the,
peacock lifts it slightly to prevent it's.
dragging. Altogether his movements,
are such as to give an OBJ
server the idea that he never
wholly forgets mis- handsome
train. To manage and display such
train is, certainly no slight matter:
Then see him take some stately posi-
ton, and slowly bend his. head from
side to side, as if to give the full bene-
fit of the sunlight to his glistening neck
and head, and you will not wonder he
has been called proud bird. When a
sudden fancy takes him. the peacock
can lift up his tail into the ain and
spread out the feathers into. q broad
fan. The hen looks very meek beside
her mate. She has no train at all, and
her plumageis a modest brown, while
the prevailing colors of the male are
blue and green.-Sarah Cooper, in
Harper's Young People.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
How to Promote Health.

After all that has been stated of the
effects of the atmosphere in high altl-
tudes or at the level of the sea, the
influence of forests and ocean, of sea
coasts and interior places, humidity
and dryness, cold and heat, the winds,
electricity and ozone, and no matter
what of other conditions, the para
mount considerations for the promo
ton of health are an abundance of
pure air and sunshine and outdoor
exercise. Without these, no climate is
promotive of health or propitious for
the cure of disease; and with them, it
is safe to say, the human powers OF
accommodation are such that it is diff
cult to distinguish the peculiarit1es OF
any climate by their joint results on
the health and longevity of its sub
jects.-Belps Climatologg.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
Wanted to Get Even with Him.

One of the officers of the post had
ten or dozen large garyhounds. Not
withstanding its size, the greyhound,
when a he, is an arrant coward, un-
less COZ Erred; then it becomes dan
gerous antagonist.
Jack was a coward, too, but he knew
by instinct that a single greyhound
was even a greater coward than him.
self; and when one of the hounds
would stroll along by the house, it was
ludicrous to see the little scamp rush
out quivering with excitement, and
barking as if he would eat Mr. Grey
hound. Invariably. the greyhound
would turn tail and run; Jack would
follow a few steps and then return with
look in his face which plainly said;
''Did you eUer see such a cowardP'
But one day Jack was taking walk
with me on the battle-ground down
toward the lake, and some distance
from the house. All at once the whole
pack of hounds, rs if urged by one
common impulse to get even with him
for the indignities he had heaped upon
them singly, started in body for Jack.
At first he did not notice them, but
when he did, instead of coming to me
for protection, he turned and struck
out for home in the usual manner, with
his tail between his legs and with the
usual accompaniment of bowls. How
he did run! He was running this time
for his life, and he knew it. He looked
like a tiny yellow speck as he scam
pered toward the house. The pack of
hounds keeping we'll together. gained
on him at every jump. Twice
thought they had him, and
half turned away my head; but, no! he
doubled on them and fairly flew in an.
other direction. The hounds could not
turn as quickly as he could, and fell
over one another in their attempts to
do so. AS Jack reached the terrace in
front of the quarter he flew into the
house through the open door. safe! The
door was closed by my wife-who had
been watching the desperate race
lust as the hounds met in body over
4 boys straw hat that was lying upon
The grass before the door. In about
Two seconds there was nothing left of
that hat; it was torn into ribbons be-
;ore they found out it wasn't Jack aft.
r. all! But from that time, Jack was
lot on speaking terms with any of
hose hounds. Oliver EllsWorth Wood,
a. St. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
TWO CENTURIES AGO.

! Glimpse at the Social Conditions of En-
gland in the Seventeenth Century.
Most of the iron used in England al
that time was imported and coal was
| used for domestic purposes only.
No canals had been dug and during
a great part of the year most of the
roads were impossible for vehicles.
The population of England 200 years
ago was about five millions; at the last
census England and Wales numbered
1894, 439.
The amount of money raised by taxa
ton was very much smaller than at
present. the oppressive chimney tax
being chief source of income.
The judges were unanimously of
opinion that by the common law of
England no man not authorized by the
crown HAD a right to publish political
news.
Four-fifths of the common people
were employed in agriculture at four
pence day with food-eight pence
without food. Four shillings week
was considered fair average wage.
The sheep and cattle at that time
were very diminutive; and the native
horses, though serviceable,. were held
in small esteem and fetched low prices
about fifty shillings each.
An English mechanic could exact a
shilling day-hand-loom weavers had
been reduced to six pence a day. Brick
layers were employed for the most part
only in summer at half a crown day;
plumbers three shillings.
At Enfield, hardly out of the sight of
London, was region of five and twen-
ty miles in circumference which con-
tanned only three houses and scarcely
any inclosed fields Deer. as free as
in an American forest, wandered there
by thousands.
The great majority of the nation
lived almost entirely on rye, barley and
oats. Almost all essential articles
were dearer then than now-sugar, salt,
candles, soap, shoes, and generally all
articles of bedding. Blankets were UNI
known until 1905. The class below the
laborer and the artisan, one-fourth of
the whole population depended upon
parochial relief. having no other means
of living.
A large proportion of the country
north of the Trent, down to the eight
eenth century, was in a state of bar
barism. In Northumberland blood
hounds were kept to track robbers.
The judges on circuit, with the sheriff
and armed retainers. had to carry their
provisions with them, for between New
castle and Carlisle was a wilderness
which afforded no supplies and was full
of danger. Chicago NeWS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07

Even in this busines5-like age, when
every thing is done by system, and not
even the smallest inquiry by mail is
supposed to remain unanswered, there
is now and then found business man
who does not fulfill the duties of a cor
respondent. Such a one was the head
of large agency in one of our sea-
board cities, who had, in front of his
desk, a long row of pigeon-holes, all of
them marked unanswered letters"
and all stuffed full.
'Why don't you answer those let
ters?' visitor asked of him one day.
What would be the usep" he an
swered. ''Why, they would only go
and write to me againr'
Another man, lawyer, was found
by caller one day sitting in front of
an open CRATE, with his elbows on his
knees and his chin on his hands, watch
ing great heap of letters burning
fiercely in the CRATE.
why, thought your man said you
were very busy" said the caller
Il am," said the lawyer.
What are you busy about?"
Answering my correspondence
said the lawyer, as he pointed to the
letters burning in the CRATE.
1t is worthy of note that the agent
who feared that his correspondents
would write to him again if he an
swered their letters lost his place, while
the lawyer had means of earning an in
come other than those attending to the
business details of his profession. There
is no safer rule that business man can
follow than this: ''See that all your
letters are promptly and politely an
swered, by somebody in your employ,
if you can not do ityourself. ''-Yomth's
Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
ANOTHER EXPRESS ROBBERY.

Robber, Single Handed, Attacks, Wounds.
and RObs Express Messenger Lake on the
West Shore Road-GnIy About $500
Booty Secured by the NIiscreant.
ROME, N. Y, March 31.-A special to the
Se',tine! from Frankfort, N. Y, says Ex-
press Messenger Lake, who was robbed
between Ciark's mills and Frankfort last
night, reached here about midnight and
was able to proceed to the Office Of a
physician, where his wounds were
dressed. He was shot in the upper part
of the right arm, the ball passing around
the shoulder, causing an ugly wound.
The doctors probed for the ball, but were
unable to locate it. Lake endured the
operation heroically without chloroform.
He was weak from the shock and loss of
blood, but walked to the station and took
the half-past three O'Clock train for AL
bany.
On his way home to Sharon Springs he
stated to correspondent that soon after
his train left Clarll's mills man entered
his car through the side door, which he
showed back saying as he entered:
IThrow up your hands" Lake did not
realize for the instant what was up, and
failed to comply with the command. The
intruder leveled his revolver at the mes.
senger and shot him. Lake fell to the
floor of the car, when his assailant said:
Snow, damn you, when 1 tell you to
hold up your hands again you will do it,
won't youa"
The fellow then bound the hands and
feet of Lake and gagged him. One of his
legs the robber tied to the safe. The
desperate then took bunch of keys from
the pocket of the messenger and unlocked
the safe, which he rified of it's money
packages. The amount secured is be-
lieved to have been 500 or $500. The
robber left the car at the Delaware, Lack
awauna q Western crossing at Utica
where all trains come to stop before
going to the depot. Before leaving the
car the robber said to Lake:
Damn you, if you say any thing about
this Pal come back and kill you"
The messenger replied: ''You wouldn't
rob a man, then kill him. too. would you."
Eyes, would replied the robber, as
he left.
Lake tried to free himself, but did not
succeed. At Utica his car was opened
and he was relieved from his uncom fort.
able position. At this place it was deter
mined that he had better stop over and
have his wounds attended to.
The messenger says his assailant was
large, strong man, wearing mask that
hung down over his chest His hair was
cut very short at the back, and his hands
were calloused hard and dirty
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07

my dinner and catching no rabbits.
As was going home that evening,
met my father, who was carrying hall
a dozen rabbits, and when he told me he
had killed them with his cane my pride
fell to the lowest pitch. That evening
/ was wretched, and discouraged, and
tired beyond description. Do any of
my little readers begin to see lesson
to be learned from my first expert.
encep
I learned very important lesson
from it. In fact my first experience
has been, and will continue to be, a
great help to me. The moral which ]
have drawn from it is: 'tNever count
your chickens before they are Matched.
81 N. H." in Toledo Blade.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
A Big Railway Project.

Boston, March 3l.-The Advertiser says
it is reported that the Union Pacific has a
project on foot to build new line from
Laramie Wy. T., south to the Colorado
State line, where it can effect a union with
the Colorado Western and continue the
road through to Salt Lake City. The two
corporations will act under the title of
the Union Pacific & Colorado Western
railway, with capital stock of s6,o"o, 900,
divided into shares of 5000. A ICON
pany has been formed with
Off ers and directors, as follows
Charles Francis Adams, president; Elisha
Atkins, vice-president; F. L. Ames, s. r..
Galloway, Gordon Dexter, Sydney Dillon
and Ezra ii. Baker. Henry Mcfarland is
the secretary and treasurer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
An Old INDIGNANT.

New YoRK, March 3l.-A dispatch from
San Francisco says that the proceedings
I'm New York to have an old indictme MT
for forgery against William Kissane notle
pressed have created a great sensation in
that city. 1t asserts that people who
know Kissane and what his present name
is maintain severe silence on the sub
ject. One of his friends says, however,
that Kissane is living in an interior fiat,
and has a family of grow-up daughters,
and 1t would be wrong to wreck their
lives because of their fathers youth ul
indiscretions. Recorder Smythe has as
vet rendered no decision in the applica.
ton made to him on Tuesday in re gard to
he old indictment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 1.-Thirty-o one
prominent coal operators of this district
have formed combination that will very
likely have an important influence with the
future coal trade west of Pittsburgh. The
organization will be known as the Pitts
burgh Railroad Coal Association. Its
mem bers ship one third of all the coal for
warded from the district by rail. Mr..
Robbins, of the Pan Handle, is president,
and VIM. McCreery, of the Nontour Coal
company, vice-president. An executive
Committee on which representative of
each iirm has been elected, is holding
its first meeting this afternoon to arrange
plans and prices.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
The HaddOck Murder Trial.

Sioux CITY, Ia, April Am immense
crowd was present at the Haddock muir
der trial yesterday. Albert Kosnitzki
(Bismark) was the first witness called,
and acknowledged that he got drunk after
the shooting. Minnie Kosnitzki, his
daughter, twenty-one years old, was
called, and detailed how the defendent
had used his money in getting the family
out of the country to join her husband and
father in San Francisco. The State then
announced that it rested its its case. A
number of witnesses were introduced by
the defense in the afternoon, but they did
not give the strong and conclusive testi
mony predicted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
Ticklish Ground.

NEW ORLEANS, March 31.-Receiver
Sheldon of the Texas &c Pacific road has
written an official letter to Auditor Frank
Trumbull regarding rates charged by ex-
press companies on that line. He says:
''While these companies make contracts
with shippers and fix rates, nevertheless
the railroad companies are carriers and
may be held responsible under law. do
not think there is safety in allowing them
to make discriminating or unjust charges,
and it is important that the matter should
be watched, so we shall not be dealt with
under the Interstate Commerce law"
This is believed to be the first official
utterance on this much discussed ques-
fion
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
Expelled From Alsa ce.Lorra;ne.

PARIS, April IN. Antoine, professor
delegate to the Reichstag from Metz, has
been expelled by the German Government
from Alsace-Lorraine and conducted to
the frontie The expulsion has caused a
profound sensation here and is re-
garded as fresh provocation, in
tended to exaspera te France and induce
the French people to commit some re-
taliation which might he declared beyond
toleratiop.. The press, with perfect unan-
unity, exhort the people to maintain a
calm demeanor. 1t is reported that
Antoine will come to Paris, but will go to
Berlin by way of Belgium, and insist up
on taking the seat in the Reichstag to
which he was elected
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
NICE KIND OF A COWBOY.

Oh, it's fun to be cowboy.
With q woodshed for your tent,
And grass-plat for your prairie;
Then with swagger, free and airy,
Wild and thrilling the adventures we invent!
For our herd, we've three stray kittens,
nd broom's our trusty gun;
en- willy. prowling savage
It's post-attempts to ravage,
attack him from our ambush, is such fun
n our lariats clothes-line;
pw we gallop up and down
IN old bench, for q mustangi
we hurrah while we just hang
its sides, and fercely yell, and storm the
town.
hes-pins in our belt for pistols,
oe to any game we meet!
en- the dinner-bell is sounding,
k to mother we go bounding
yen real cowboys have to stop to eatl
it's nice to be a cowboyt
ice to have our home so neari
n a mothers goodnight kisses,
en- ones tired, one never misses!-
al cowboys go to sleep without, fear!
George Cooper, in ". Y. Independent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07

Frequently ladies in need Of ready
money fon>which they did not like to
/ ask their husbands or fathers have pur-
schased valuable articles at a store
where they had credit and then sent
the m tous to obtain loan. They get
the money they want, and, having no
use for the articles, they fail to redeem
them. Their husbands or fathers paw
the bills in blissful ignorance of the lit
tie schemes of their wives and daughr.
ters-St. Loatis PaUa1broEer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07

Two months ago, in mill at
Tatro, Conn.,, fourteen-year-old boy
was caught in shaft and whirled
around several times. His right arm
was torn from the socket with such
force as to send it distance of fifteen
feet, his left leg suffered a compound
fracture and bone comminuted, his
right knee was dislocated and fractured,
and he was otherwise fearfully bruised,
and yet he is alive and well.-Hartford
Post
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
OF the corn raised in this country

OF the corn raised in this country
10000, 900 bushels are used in human
food. $4,000, 900 for working animals,
10000, 900 for seed, 100, OOO,O 900 for the
production of spirits and glucose, Co.,
100000 for export, and 900, 900. 900 for
the food of meat-producing animals,
making altogether a consumption OF
1889, 100000 bushels. Only about one
twentieth goes into spirits. The ami
mails get the bulk of it Chicago Times.